This news article from Open Campus discusses the impact of prison closures on incarcerated students.
As California closes three more prisons and downsizes six others, some prisoners aren’t ready to go. They are worried about the future of their education. California Governor Gavin Newsom is closing and downsizing prisons across the state, putting the future of over a thousand incarcerated students at risk. College administrators say they have few resources to help.
This news article from Open Campus discusses the potential affects of culturally relevant content on Indigenous students.
This news article from Open Campus takes us inside a prison education program in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
In this news article from Open Campus, four formerly incarcerated people share their experiences with Pell Grants prior to 1994—when Congress eliminated access to federal financial aid for incarcerated students. Their stories have been edited for length and clarity.
This resource from Jobs for the Future (JFF) can help postsecondary institutions capitalize on existing national data sources to obtain information on prison education programs and students.
In this resource, overviews for the following data sources are provided:
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
- Federal Student Aid (FSA) data
- Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Survey of Incarcerated Adults
- Education Justice Tracker (EJT)
- National Student Clearinghouse (NSC)
- National Directory…
This news article from Open Campus highlights key takeaways from the 2023 National Conference for Higher Education in Prison (NCHEP).
This news article from Open Campus highlights the work of one of the first incarcerated professors in the country, David Carillo, who teaches incarcerated students in an undergraduate business program at Adams State University in Colorado.
This news article from Open Campus tells the story of James “Sneaky” White, who spent nearly four decades incarcerated in California. Mr. White's nickname “Sneaky” comes from his days as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. While he was incarcerated, Mr. White helped create a college program that has since graduated more than 1,500 men. At the time, San Quentin was the only other prison in the state where incarcerated people could earn degrees.
This news article from Open Campus examines the options available to incarcerated students in the state of Florida. The third largest prison system in the country, located within the state, only enrolls 326 incarcerated college students.
This report details the scope of…
